Cold Tropics

Cold Tropics

Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho

Produced by CinemaScópio, Símio Filmes

200925 min7.2 / 10

A playful mockumentary that uses absurdist premise and satirical observation to examine climate, urban development, and social systems in tropical Brazil.

In tropical Recife, in northeastern Brazil, temperatures drop to impossible lows and the inhabitants have to adapt. This 'mockumentary' gradually turns critical, looking at the climate, urban development and social interaction from every angle. Does a ray of sun pierce the clouds, after all?

Questions people ask

  • Is Cold Tropics violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Cold Tropics scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Cold Tropics easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Cold Tropics sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Cold Tropics end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

85/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity95

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise85

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love75

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Cold Tropics

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Cold Tropics

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Cold Tropics, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Cold Tropics, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Cold Tropics, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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